Homecoming Saga

We drove 15 hours yesterday and 9 1/2 today. Mike doesn't chat or make any conversation while we drive. I had lots of time to think of a clever blog post. Yesterday as we passed Lake Powell late afternoon it was sunny and we had on shorts and flip flops and the A/C on... today at the same time of day, I was thinking, "what a difference a day makes", it was snowing and we had on sweatshirts, long pants and the heater going! I figured that would be my post idea... but gosh the trip got much more interesting once we finally got home.

We were glad we made it before dark and the sky had cleared. I took down the ropes that had blocked the entrance and trotted off to get the "hidden" set of keys. Problem was, I couldn't remember exactly where I had put them! We looked and looked feeling really stupid! Finally we took a window out of the barn and found them on Mike's work bench. Whew! As I walked up the hill to the house I heard clucking and squeeling. Our neighbor has built a new chicken coop, rabbit hutch and goat stall right outside our bedroom window and it is the first thing you see when you pull into our driveway :) I started singing "Old McDonald Had a Farm" really loud and Mike had to shush me! Upon inspecting the house I found the power must have been off for quite some time as all the meat in the freezer had defrosted and then re-froze, a very stinky mess... and there were two rotten eggs in the fridge that smell lovely, too. Okay, I am almost done! The final episode was Mike turning the water back on to the house... he forgot to close the valves to the W/D hookups. I was talking to Lyndee on the phone when I heard it squirting loudly... hung up on her, frantically whistled for Mike.. and we dealt with the mini flood. We have a long day tomorrow... stay tuned!